Hood.



E. ZINNER.

HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED MAUS, 1913.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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ERNEST ZINNER, 0F DIETE/DIT, MICI-IIGA, ASSIGNOR TOCI-IALVIERS MOTOR COTIIPNY,A

0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN. i

HOOD.

.application filed May 26, 1913. Serial No. 769,921.

particularly to that type of hood employed in automobile vehicles, and composed of a plurality oi' sections hinged together.

rlhe invention residesin they novel hinge connections and the manner of reinforcing the hoo-d, and consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will more fully 'hereinafter appear and as pointed out in the claims.v

' In the drawings-Figure l is a perspec tive view oi" a. hood embodying'the invention; Fig. -2 is a cross-section thereof;fFigs. 3 and 4: illustrate certain details of'construction; Fig. 5 is an end elevation partly in section, showing thehinge connection between the top sections; I

I-Ioods for antom'obiles are made of sheet metaly and comprise atop A and sides B C.- The top nn the type of hood herein shown is composed of two sections D E connected together by a hinge F which extends longitudinally of the hood and permits either section to be turned upwardly in relation to the other. As shown,the adjacent ends ofy the sections D E have in-turned flanges G H which extend longitudinally thereof, and to these iianges are connected the leaves I J of v the hinge F.

In hoods of conslderable length, as thosel for large :tour cylinder or sin cylinder on ginesI it is very desirable to have thetop reinforced against sagging, buckling or the like. This is accomplished .in the specific .embodiment of the invention herein illustion and the lea trated, byproviding stiiening members K L of angle-shaped coniguration arranged beneath the top sections in the angles between the upper Jends of said sections' and the anges Gr' H thereof. The downwardlyextending iiange M of -each ang1eshaped` member, the flange of its respective top sec'- ot 'they' hinge, are preferu ably connected toget er -b 'a common securing means as rivets N, while the other flange vO of the angle-shaped me. aber is attache A'Specication of Letters Patent.

.Patented oct. iai-1914.

to the inner edge of the top xsection by suitable securing means, as small bolts P. Such a'structure forms a simple but very efficient manner of bracing or trussing the top section.

The hinge connections between the topsections and the sides are vso arranged as to not only limit the outward or spreading` movement of thesids in the operative relation of the hood parts, but also are `so osi tioned as to prevent. water draining rom the hood top from'passing through th'e joint between the sides and the'top into the hood'. Thus the upper edge of each side is provided with a re-bent flange Q, and thetop section terminates in a downwardly-.extending vertical portion R that also has are-bent flange- S, the -flangesS and Q, however, extending in opposite directions. The hinge is `of the piano 'type and the leaves U thereof extend parallel to the flanges S Q and are provided with inwardly-extending, re-bent portions ,V that are arranged between the U-shaped meeting edges 'of the topsection and the side. The flanges V may be secured within these U-shaped portions in any suitable manner,'but preferably., the leaves U have indentations W lwhich serve to anchor the'same to the flanges` Q S. In the opera tive relation ofthe ho'o'd parts the bends X Y 'abut and thereby prevent outward or spreading movement of the sides beyond the normal relation f the hood parts.

As will be 'noted the hinge T is positioned -I within the hood and in the vertical portion thereof. Therefore from the top into the hinge connection.

What I claim as my invention is 1. ,In a. hood, the combination of aseotional top, including two sections, a longiwater will not drain tudinall'y l extending hinge connection `bev tweeni'said sections, and a brace extending longitudinally of thef hood adjacent the hinge connection. j

2. In a hood, V the combination of a' sectional top, including two sections, a longitudinally-extending hinge connection between said sections, and braces `extending longitudinally of the hood npon=opposite sides of the hinge connection.

- 3. In a hood, the combination of a. 'seou tional top, including'two sections, a longi tudinally extending hinge connection 1between said sections, a brace extendin gitndinally of the hood adjacentfthe inge 11| connection, and a common means of attachment between said brace and the top and between. the latter. and the hinge connection.

4. In a hood, the combination of a sec tional top, including two sections having laterally-extending flanges, a hinge having the leaves thereof yconnected to said fianges, and a brace extending longitudinally vof the hood adjacent the hinge connection.

5. Ina hood the combination of a sectional top, includin two sections having laterally-extending anges, a hinge having the leavesy thereof connected' to said flanges,

and braces extending longitudinally of the hood, arranged within the latter and secured to the sections upon opposite sides `of said hinge connection. y f

6. In a hood, thecombination of a top, including two sections having the ad'acent edges thereof in-turned, angle-shaped races .arranged in the angles adjacent said inturned flanges, a hinge, and a common means of attachment betweenA said braces, flanges '.1 vand the leaves of the hinge.

7.- In'a hood, thecombination of a top composed of complementary sections having their inner edges'arranged centrally of the top and provided with in-turned anges,

angle-shaped braces arranged in the angle adjacent the inv-turned ianges and each having one ilangethereof securedV to the section and' having the opposite turned flange there- Afof engaging the in-turned flange, a hinge, anda common means of attachment between each leaf of the hinge, an irl-turned ange,

and the iange of the angle-shaped member in engagement with said in-turned flange.

8. In a hood, the combination of a top having the outer edges terminating in downwardly-extending portions, sides forming extensions of said downwardly-extending portions, each side being arranged in the same plane as the edge of which it is an extension and a hinge connection between the latter and the sides, arranged upon the interior of the hood.

9. In a hood, the combination of a curved top terminating in downwardly-extending portions, of sides forming extensions of'said downwardly-extending portions, the latter and the sides being provided with oppositely re-bent flan es,'and a hinge having the leaves thereo secured to said o positely re-bent flanges, thebends of the reent portions abutting in the normal relation of the hood parts.

10. In a hood, the combination with two sectionsU having the adjacent edges thereof .terminating 4in oppositely re-bent anges,

and a hinge connection betweenl said sections, comprising a hinge having the leaves thereof provided withcomplementary oppositely re-bent portions interlocking with the re-bent flanges.

In testimony-whereof I afliX my signature in presence lof two witnesses.

ERNEST ZINNER. Witnesses D. C. BAYNE, C. C. BRAMLEY. 

